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@datalaforge4 years agoToneh! I love that you said that hahahaha. For me, the only reason i' d want to go back to full frame is to be able to use cheap old 35mm film lenses with no crop. Other than that, i' m still very happy with my gh5: 8
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@EugeneMaynard4 years agoYou perfectly articulated my same thoughts! 1
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@adamlucienroy4 years agoSo yeah, i' ve been using the s1 and a g9 for video and photo since the s1 was released. Got rid of two gh4' s. That feels like forever ago. I shoot i understand that what i shoot seems weird because everyone poops on contrast detect, but i don' t have any probs with it. I' m sure there' s systems that do it better, but there' s nothing wrong with how lumix does. i thought i would upgrade directly to an s5 after trading in my remaining m43 gear, but having to deal with two different types of batteries again seems weird to me for using the same system. So that' s that. I' m going to wait until and s1 mkii, or whatever, just because i don' t wanna' deal with two types of batteries. Those things are wildly expensive. the size of a smaller body doesn' t really matter to me because i shoot with a dual blackrapid, but i' ve been trying to use the s1 and the 50mm 1. 4 as a travel companion recently, and nope. That doesn' t work. It' s not the body' s fault, it' s the weight of that damn tank of a lens. ...Expand
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@Nemastic4 years agoThe significant upgrade you want is within the lenses which you disregard as some sort of burden. Take a look at the mtf charts for the s pro lenses, compare. ...Expand
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@LifeinDigitalFilms4 years agoYou make some good points! I' m into the s5 simply cause it will be my b cam since i already have the s1h. I have been a lumix user since the g4 and. ...Expand1
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@paulgonzalezicon4 years agoI think that a gh5 with a full frame sensor and dual native iso is awesome.
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@minorplanetpictures60464 years agoMay i ask what is the s5 missing to make it feel like a true upgrade? I mean it does shoot raw and have true v-log/v gamut, 14 stops of dr, capability of shooting 5. 9k.
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@vndamato24554 years agoI' m going to wait till the gh6 comes out. watch i think everyone is gonna to trade their s5 for gh6. I guarantee! gh6 v log, aps id="hidden6" 4k 160fps 10 bit 4. 2. 2 12 stop dynamic range! Full hd at 240fps at 8 bit. Wishful thinking ). ...Expand
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@renanmlopes4 years agoI think that the lumix s5 is more than just a full frame gh5. The s5 has better dynamic range and low light capabities. And soon the camera will record i dont care about super shallow depth of field. But those features are very impressive given the price of this camera. Also the image quality is excelent. imo it' s the best hybrid camera for those who don' t need a perfect af system. ...Expand
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@DavidGriffin4 years agoMy GH5 and GH5S are excellent. After watching Luke Nuemanns Dustgod. I determined ALMOST nobody is really using the GH5 to it's max. The S5 lacking All-i and 400mbps is big. It's not a don't buy level big. Just an "awwwwww" big. For now, I'll keep my sights set on the S1H. Check out what a GH5 can do if you work within it's limits. .....Expand6
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@scottmorgason4 years agoExactly how i think on the s5. Its nice but the new sony is the only new camera that gives me temptation to leave lumix. I hope if that there is gh6 on the horizon that it knocks it out of the park. Blessings.
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@dude1diligence4 years agoIf the new af of the coming gh6 is this contrast detection af 2. 0, then panasonic is dead in my books. 1
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@HenriT4 years agoIt' s not about overheating, it' s about tax policy.
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@nyambe4 years agoIts now two major brands with 2 perfect camera that only needed to fixthing each to give a killing blow to sony. Yet for some reason sony still is untouched. I think sony exec are scratching their heads right about now. So am i. ...Expand2
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@finnillson48084 years agoPanasonic drives me crazy. If sony doesnt mess up with the a7iv then i think their days are numbered. we now have a ff camera (a7si) that h id="hidden11"as amazing af (when you need it; you can turn it off) 4k up-to 120p with af( all-i, 10-bit, better body, a decent size in the hand, tons of lenses, ok ibis. a7iv will probably be 4k up-to 60p with af and 10-bit. Maybe not all-i. none of the lumix ff cameras are attractive right now. All of their traditional advantages are now gone! Anamorphic is incredibly niche, everybody has 10bit 4k now, everybody has good color science, everybody now has some kind of ibis that is effective in some degree (i still think panasonic does it the best). ...Expand1
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@KallusGarnet4 years agoCanon: fake overheating panasonic lumix: crappy af sony: a7si. 1
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@evilgeniusentertainment4 years ago" lumix s5 officially unveiled so now what? " if your answer was, " sell off their consumer camera division in 2021 like olympus did this year, " add it all up - ridiculously bad autofocus, tiny hdmi port, worst in class ibis, lack of cheap fast primes, virtual lack of any lenses with stabilization, no intra-frame recording, lack of better pre-amp control (as seen in the s1h) a big crop on slo-mo footage, no improvement to color science, yet another type of battery to deal with, cables still blocking the flip out screen, poor efv - and you have a camera that is vastly over-priced if the goal was to attract new buyers. maybe canon can get away with a micro hdmi port and other cripplings while charging a premium price, but panasonic can' t. ...Expand
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@adamlucienroy4 years agoSo yeah, i' ve been using the s1 and a g9 for video and photo since the s1 was released. Got rid of two gh4' s. That feels like forever ago. I shoot i understand that what i shoot seems weird because everyone poops on contrast detect, but i don' t have any probs with it. I' m sure there' s systems that do it better, but there' s nothing wrong with how lumix does. i thought i would upgrade directly to an s5 after trading in my remaining m43 gear, but having to deal with two different types of batteries again seems weird to me for using the same system. So that' s that. I' m going to wait until and s1 mkii, or whatever, just because i don' t wanna' deal with two types of batteries. Those things are wildly expensive. the size of a smaller body doesn' t really matter to me because i shoot with a dual blackrapid, but i' ve been trying to use the s1 and the 50mm 1. 4 as a travel companion recently, and nope. That doesn' t work. It' s not the body' s fault, it' s the weight of that damn tank of a lens. ...Expand
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@Nemastic4 years agoThe significant upgrade you want is within the lenses which you disregard as some sort of burden. Take a look at the mtf charts for the s pro lenses, compare. ...Expand
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@LifeinDigitalFilms4 years agoYou make some good points! I' m into the s5 simply cause it will be my b cam since i already have the s1h. I have been a lumix user since the g4 and. ...Expand1
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@vndamato24554 years agoI' m going to wait till the gh6 comes out. watch i think everyone is gonna to trade their s5 for gh6. I guarantee! gh6 v log, aps id="hidden18" 4k 160fps 10 bit 4. 2. 2 12 stop dynamic range! Full hd at 240fps at 8 bit. Wishful thinking ). ...Expand
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@renanmlopes4 years agoI think that the lumix s5 is more than just a full frame gh5. The s5 has better dynamic range and low light capabities. And soon the camera will record i dont care about super shallow depth of field. But those features are very impressive given the price of this camera. Also the image quality is excelent. imo it' s the best hybrid camera for those who don' t need a perfect af system. ...Expand
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@DavidGriffin4 years agoMy GH5 and GH5S are excellent. After watching Luke Nuemanns Dustgod. I determined ALMOST nobody is really using the GH5 to it's max. The S5 lacking All-i and 400mbps is big. It's not a don't buy level big. Just an "awwwwww" big. For now, I'll keep my sights set on the S1H. Check out what a GH5 can do if you work within it's limits. .....Expand6
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@nyambe4 years agoIts now two major brands with 2 perfect camera that only needed to fixthing each to give a killing blow to sony. Yet for some reason sony still is untouched. I think sony exec are scratching their heads right about now. So am i. ...Expand2
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@finnillson48084 years agoPanasonic drives me crazy. If sony doesnt mess up with the a7iv then i think their days are numbered. we now have a ff camera (a7si) that h id="hidden23"as amazing af (when you need it; you can turn it off) 4k up-to 120p with af( all-i, 10-bit, better body, a decent size in the hand, tons of lenses, ok ibis. a7iv will probably be 4k up-to 60p with af and 10-bit. Maybe not all-i. none of the lumix ff cameras are attractive right now. All of their traditional advantages are now gone! Anamorphic is incredibly niche, everybody has 10bit 4k now, everybody has good color science, everybody now has some kind of ibis that is effective in some degree (i still think panasonic does it the best). ...Expand1
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@evilgeniusentertainment4 years ago" lumix s5 officially unveiled so now what? " if your answer was, " sell off their consumer camera division in 2021 like olympus did this year, " add it all up - ridiculously bad autofocus, tiny hdmi port, worst in class ibis, lack of cheap fast primes, virtual lack of any lenses with stabilization, no intra-frame recording, lack of better pre-amp control (as seen in the s1h) a big crop on slo-mo footage, no improvement to color science, yet another type of battery to deal with, cables still blocking the flip out screen, poor efv - and you have a camera that is vastly over-priced if the goal was to attract new buyers. maybe canon can get away with a micro hdmi port and other cripplings while charging a premium price, but panasonic can' t. ...Expand
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the size of a smaller body doesn' t really matter to me because i shoot with a dual blackrapid, but i' ve been trying to use the s1 and the 50mm 1. 4 as a travel companion recently, and nope. That doesn' t work. It' s not the body' s fault, it' s the weight of that damn tank of a lens. ...Expand
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i thought i would upgrade directly to an s5 after trading in my remaining m43 gear, but having to deal with two different types of batteries again seems weird to me for using the same system. So that' s that. I' m going to wait until and s1 mkii, or whatever, just because i don' t wanna' deal with two types of batteries. Those things are wildly expensive.
the size of a smaller body doesn' t really matter to me because i shoot with a dual blackrapid, but i' ve been trying to use the s1 and the 50mm 1. 4 as a travel companion recently, and nope. That doesn' t work. It' s not the body' s fault, it' s the weight of that damn tank of a lens. ...Expand
watch i think everyone is gonna to trade their s5 for gh6. I guarantee!
gh6 v log, aps id="hidden18" 4k 160fps 10 bit 4. 2. 2
12 stop dynamic range! Full hd at 240fps at 8 bit. Wishful thinking ). ...Expand
imo it' s the best hybrid camera for those who don' t need a perfect af system. ...Expand
Check out what a GH5 can do if you work within it's limits. .. ...Expand 6
we now have a ff camera (a7si) that h id="hidden23"as amazing af (when you need it; you can turn it off) 4k up-to 120p with af( all-i, 10-bit, better body, a decent size in the hand, tons of lenses, ok ibis.
a7iv will probably be 4k up-to 60p with af and 10-bit. Maybe not all-i.
none of the lumix ff cameras are attractive right now. All of their traditional advantages are now gone! Anamorphic is incredibly niche, everybody has 10bit 4k now, everybody has good color science, everybody now has some kind of ibis that is effective in some degree (i still think panasonic does it the best). ...Expand 1
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